System and method for multi-lingual translation

Abstract

Systems and methods for multi-lingual translation of content for an electronic learning platform that involve receiving translated content in a translation language, wherein the translated content is generated based on content in a source language; linking the content in the source language to the translated content in the translation language; receiving an update to the content in the source language; and receiving a corresponding update to the translated content in the translation language using the linking between the content and the translated content.

1 . A computer implemented method for multi-lingual translation of content for an electronic learning platform, wherein the computer comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store instructions executable by the processor to perform the method comprising:
 receiving translated content in a translation language, wherein the translated content is generated based on content in a source language;   linking the content in the source language to the translated content in the translation language;   receiving an update to the content in the source language; and   receiving a corresponding update to the translated content in the translation language using the linking between the content and the translated content.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, prior to receiving the corresponding update, indicating the update to the content in the source language using the linking between the content and the translated content. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving additional translated content in an additional translation language, wherein the additional translated content is generated based on the content in the source language;   linking the content in the source language to the additional translated content in the additional translation language; and   receiving a corresponding update to the additional translated content in the additional translation language based on the notification.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving additional translated content in an additional translation language, wherein the additional translated content is generated based on the translated content in the translation language;   linking the translated content in the translation language to the additional translated content in the additional translation language; and   receiving a corresponding update to the additional translated content in the additional translation language based on the linking between the translated content and the additional translation language.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising indicating the corresponding update to the translated content in the translation language using the link between the content and the translated content. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content comprises a term, wherein the translated content comprises a corresponding translated term, wherein the method further comprises:
 providing a translation chain, wherein the translation chain comprises the term and the corresponding translated term.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the content comprises a term, wherein the translated content comprises a corresponding translated term, wherein the additional translated content comprises a corresponding additional translated term, wherein the method further comprises:
 providing a translation chain, wherein the translation chain comprises the term, the corresponding translated term, and the corresponding additional translated term.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the translated content in the translation language is generated by a translator, wherein the method further comprises:
 receiving a preferred source language from the translator;   determining that the preferred source language is the source language of the content; and   providing the content in the source language to the translator prior to receiving the translated content in the translation language.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the translated content in the translation language is generated by a translator, wherein the method further comprises:
 receiving a first preferred language and a second preferred language from the translator;   determining that the first preferred language is the translation language and that the second preferred language is the source language; and   providing the content in the source language to the translator prior to receiving the translated content in the translation language.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a preferred language from a user;   determining whether the preferred language corresponds to the source language or the translation language;   upon determining that the preferred language corresponds to the source language, providing the content in the source language; and   upon determining that the preferred language corresponds to the translation language, providing the translated content in the translation language.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 receiving a region from the user, wherein an additional translation language and the translation language are within the region;   upon determining that the preferred language corresponds to the additional translation language, providing the translation content as an alternative based on the region.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises, prior to the indicating, determining that the update is a major update that exceeds a predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises maintaining a log of all updates to the content and all corresponding updates to the translated content. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content comprises at least two instances of a term, wherein the method further comprises:
 determining that the translated content comprises a first translated term corresponding to one instance of the term and a second translated term corresponding to another instance of the term, wherein the first translated term is different from the second translated term; and   indicating that the first translated term and the second translated term exist for the at least two instances of the term.   
     
     
         15 . A method of translating content, wherein the translated content in the translation language is generated by a translator, wherein the method further comprises:
 receiving a source language and a translation language from the translator;   determining a plurality of content items for a course to be translated into the translation language, wherein the plurality of content items is in the source language; and   for each of the plurality of content items:
 receiving a corresponding translated content item in a translation language, wherein the translated content is generated based on the respective content item in the source language; 
 linking the respective content item in the source language to the translated content item in the translation language. 
   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 receiving an update to a content item of the plurality of content items; and   receiving a corresponding update to the corresponding translated content item in the translation language using the linking between the content item and the translated content item.   
     
     
         17 . A system for multi-lingual translation of content for an electronic learning platform comprising a processor and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store instructions executable by the processor to configure:
 a translation module operable to receive translated content in a translation language, wherein the translated content is generated based on content in a source language and receive an update to the content in the source language;   a plurality of content records comprising a source content record for the content in the source language and a translation content record for the translated content in the translation language, wherein the translation content record is linked to the source content record; and   wherein the translation module is operable to receive a corresponding update to the translated content in the translation language based on the linking between the translation content record and the source content record.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , further comprising an alert module operable to indicate the update to the content in the source language using the link between the translation content record and the source content record. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the translation module is operable to update the source content record to reflect the update to the content in the source language and the translation content record to reflect the corresponding update to the translated content in the translation language. 
     
     
         20 . (canceled)